Using A Psychrometric Chart Is Quite Easy If You Know The Properties of Air2
Using A Psychrometric Chart Is Quite Easy If You Know The Properties of Air2
calculations and find solutions to various air condition related problems. Read an overview of the
components included in a psychrometric chart.
The series of articles on properties of air discussed important properties of air like
relative humidity, dry bulb temperature, wet bulb temperature, dew point temperature, sensible heat
and latent heat. We shall now see how the air behaves when it is subjected to changes in temperature
and humidity to suit the various applications for which the air conditioning is meant. The behavior of
the air can be studied very conveniently and accurately by using a psychrometric chart.
2) Moisture Content:
Moisture content is the water vapor present in the air and is measured in gram per kg of dry air (gm/kg
of dry air). The moisture present within the air is indicated by the vertical scale located towards the
extreme right. The horizontal lines starting from this vertical scale are constant moisture lines.
towards the right hand side of the chart. All the points located along the constant WB temperature line
have the same temperature.
3) Extend the vertical line (constant DB temperature line) from 78o and the diagonal line (constant WB
temperature line) from 65oF and get the point of intersection of the two lines, which indicates the
condition of the given air.
4) Find out the values of various parameters at this point. The relative humidity line passing though
this point indicates RH of 50%. The horizontal line passing though this point and meeting the
saturation curve indicates DP temperature of 58oF. The specific volume of this air is 13.7 ft 3/lb and the
enthalpy of air is 30 Btu/lb.
Can anyone tell me why psychrometric charts are made in second quadrants ??
The Dew Point curve ends the chart on the left. So to save space the y
axis is shifted to the right of the curve.
most of the people on this earth are right handed and want to be on top
of things.
I know this is not a scientific answer, but the choice of quatrants is
arbitrary, and so you must make some kind of guess on why that
quadrant is so much more attractive to the inventor.
how to use enthalpy deviation line
i did not remember PH Chart, kindly help me to Remember Ph Chart.
For a basic look at the psychrometric chart, go to my
website www.profkoldenhott.comfollow the link to "The FUNdamentals of
Cocktailmetrics"
this is very informative, however I wasn't able to find the answer to my question,
how do you compute for the exact value, say for example, the amount of
enthalpy deviation, where your point is located between two lines?like this: ( '( is
there a standard equation for it? thank you. :)
HI, i'M ENGR. ALBERTO P. GARCIA FROM PHILIPPINES INVOLVE IN CHICKEN
HATCHERY
Where can I buy paper Psycho charts in the temperature range100 to 1000
degrees fahrenheit ?
Can you help please?
Thanks again.
I am student of mechanical engineering in the University of Ado Ekiti . As i was
going through this write up, i got to a point where i'd to devout my time my
time, sensibly studying point to point the definitions and the terms made used
as far as air-conditioning is concerned. You' ve done a great job. Keep it glowing
The chances of moisture removal in the HEPA filter are very less. This is because
the moisture will separate only if the temperature of the filter is less than the
dew point temperature of the moisturized air.
When the steam is injected in the duct before the filter, the moisture does not
remains in the air in the form of the hanging particles, rather it becomes one
important component of the air, which can be separated only if the comes in
contact with the surface that has temperature lower than the dew point
temperature of the humidified air.
Steam is injucted in the duct from humidifier before HEPA filters into Operation
Theater of an Hospital. Will the fabric of HEPA filter not absorb the moisture and
the RH inside OT affected?
I am a retired Civil Engineer from Chile involved in Solar Air Heating. In this
articles I have learned more than many years of studying Thermodinamics.
Congratulations for the clear explanitions.
Psychrometric Processes
In the domestic and industrial air conditioning applications some psychrometric processes have to be
performed on the air to change the psychrometric properties of air so as to obtain certain values of
temperature and humidity of air within the enclosed space. Some of the common psychrometric
processes carried out on air are: sensible heating and cooling of air, humidification and
dehumidification of air, mixing of various streams of air, or there may be combinations of the various
processes.
Illustrating and analyzing the psychrometric properties and psychrometric processes by using the
psychrometric chart is very easy, convenient and time saving. In the next few paragraphs we shall see
some of the most commonly employed psychrometric processes in the field of HVAC and how they are
represented on the psychrometric chart.
content (kg/kg of dry air) of the air. During sensible cooling process the dry bulb (DB) temperature and
wet bulb (WB) temperature of the air reduces, while the latent heat of the air, and the dew point (DP)
temperature of the air remains constant. There is overall reduction in the enthalpy of the air.
In the ordinary window or the split air conditioner the cooling of air is carried out by passing it over the
evaporator coil, also called as the cooling coil. The room air or the atmospheric air passes over this coil
carrying the refrigerant at extremely low temperatures, and gets cooled and passes to the space which
is to be maintained at the comfort conditions.
In general the sensible cooling process is carried out by passing the air over the coil. In the unitary air
conditioners these coils are cooled by the refrigerant passing through them and are called also called
evaporator coils. In central air conditioners these coils are cooled by the chilled water, which is chilled
by its passage through the evaporator of the large air conditioning system. In certain cases the coil is
also cooled by the some gas passing inside it.
The sensible cooling process is represented by a straight horizontal line on the psychrometric chart.
The line starts from the initial DB temperature of the air and ends at the final DB temperature of the air
extending towards the left side from high temperature to the low temperature (see the figure below).
The sensible cooling line is also the constant DP temperature line since the moisture content of the air
remains constant. The initial and final points on the psychrometric chart give all the properties of the
air.
This article
describes psychrometric processes like humidification, cooling and humidification, and heating and
humidification. The article describes how these processes are achieved and how they are represented
on the psychrometric chart.
The cooling and humidification process is also used in various industries like textile, where certain level
of temperature and moisture content has to be maintained. In such cases large quantity of water is
sprayed, and large blowers are used to blow the air over the spray of water.
During the cooling and humidification process the dry bulb of the air reduces, its wet bulb and the dew
point temperature increases, while its moisture content and thus the relative humidity also increases.
Also, the sensible heat of the air reduces, while the latent heat of the air increases resulting in the
overall increase in the enthalpy of the air.
Cooling and humidification process is represented by an angular line on the psychrometric chart
starting from the given value of the dry bulb temperature and the relative humidity and extending
upwards toward left.
This article describes psychrometric processes like dehumidification, cooling and dehumidification, and
heating and dehumidification. The article describes how these processes are achieved and how they
are represented on the psychrometric chart.
What is Dehumidification?
The process in which the moisture or water vapor or the humidity is removed from the air keeping its
dry bulb (DB) temperature constant is called as the dehumidification process. This process is
represented by a straight vertical line on the psychrometric chart starting from the initial value of
relative humidity, extending downwards and ending at the final value of the relative humidity. Like the
pure humidification process, in actual practice the pure dehumidification process is not possible, since
the dehumidification is always accompanied by cooling or heating of the air. Dehumidification process
along with cooling or heating is used in number of air conditioning applications. Let us see how these
processes are obtained and how they are represented on the psychrometric chart.
This article describes psychrometric processes like dehumidification, cooling and dehumidification, and
heating and dehumidification. The article describes how these processes are achieved and how they
are represented on the psychrometric chart.
In the general the cooling and dehumidification process is obtained by passing the air over coil through
which the cool refrigerant, chilled water or cooled gas is passed.
During the cooling and dehumidification process the dry bulb, wet bulb and the dew point temperature
of air reduces. Similarly, the sensible heat and the latent heat of the air also reduce leading to overall
reduction in the enthalpy of the air. The cooling and dehumidification process is represented by a
straight angular line on the psychrometric chart. The line starts from the given value of the DB
temperature and extends downwards towards left.
heating and dehumidification process by using hygroscopic materials is used often in the air drying
units.
During the heating and dehumidification process dry bulb temperature of the air increases while its
dew point and wet bulb temperature reduces. On the psychrometric chart, this process is represented
by a straight angular line starting from the given DB temperature conditions and extending downwards
towards right to the final DB temperature conditions.
Hi Haresh,
I have a question.If you heat humid air to 140F/18%RH/DewP 81F in the enclosed thermal
solar panel and then run it through aluminum coil which has 78F constant loop which is
below dew point.Will it dehumidify the air? Another words.Can you dehumidify air at higher
temperatures? Or you have to always go with below zero temp. to achieve
dehumidification?